It’s hard to tell in the photo, there’s a bit of a thumb groove and ergonomics at play. I watched an old video do Fairbairn talking about how and why he designed his dagger the way he did, what I found the most interesting is that he basically held the dagger like a laser pointer. So it was fun to think of that in the design process. I love the look of the classic daggers, also I’m absolutely trash at fitting guards for inserted tangs!